World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Giles Clark Hatfield
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
El Dorado, Arkansas
Honored By
Cynthia M. Nixon
Relationship
Granddaughter
ENTERED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE ON JANUARY 19, 1943. SEPARATED ON NOVEMBER 23, 1945. STAFF SERGEANT, COMPANY M, 290TH INFANTRY. SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE AND ARDENNES. UNIT CITATION, NOVEMBER 20, 1944. AWARDED 5 BRONZE STARS FOR ABOVE CAMPAIGNS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND LAPEL BUTTON ISSUED. ENTITLED TO WEAR AMERICAN THEATRE CAMPAIGN RIBBON, 3 OVERSEAS BARS AND CROIX DE GUERRE BRONZE STAR.